Expands definition of "tourism promotion" for purposes of transient lodging taxation. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Allows county to construct, modify and improve roads and highways on lands zoned for exclusive farm use and designated as urban or rural reserves.
Provides that certain public bodies and intergovernmental entities may not issue bonds to finance pension liabilities without first obtaining independent assessment from independent registered municipal advisor of advisability of proposed bond issuance ] of likelihood that investment returns on bond proceeds will exceed interest cost of bonds and issuing public report relating to proposed bond issuance . Requires State Treasurer to provide annual report to State Debt Policy Advisory Commission on interest rates and rate of return on bonds that are issued on or after effective date of Act to finance pension liabilities and that remain outstanding. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires employers of seafood processors to calculate applicable overtime pay for employees on daily and weekly basis and pay greater of two amounts. ] Removes substantive language from definition of "workweek. ] Repeals exemption for seafood processors from overtime requirements applicable to persons employed in canneries, driers and packing plants.
Changes qualification process for building officials and inspectors. Requires testing and evaluation of qualifications by independent accrediting entity based on comparison to nationwide or multistate standards. Requires issuance of license to qualified applicant except for specified reasons or other good cause. Authorizes appointment or employment of licensee as building official or inspector without further approval process. Applies to licenses applied for on or after January 1, 2021. Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to identify parts of plumbing specialty code and electrical specialty code appropriate for inspection by specialized building inspectors. Requires adoption of statewide standards for plan review, permits, inspections standards and procedures and certificates of occupancy. Establishes conditions for department adoption of temporary rules. Establishes conditions prohibiting or allowing building official or inspector performance of other professional services in regard to construction or property development. Revises definition of inspector to include service providers not employed by municipality. Allows holder of lapsed authorization as specialized building inspector regarding plumbing specialty code or electrical specialty code to obtain specialized building inspector license upon payment of license fee. Creates exception. Requires filing license application before January 1, 2022.
Establishes Legislative Committee on Accountability as joint committee of Legislative Assembly composed of equal number of majority and minority members. Directs committee to appoint Director of Legislative Accountability Office and majority and minority counsels. Authorizes director to employ all other staff of Legislative Accountability Office. Charges office with conducting performance and management audits of state agencies, state programs and state-funded programs, with investigating allegations of illegal or improper activities by state agencies, state programs and state-funded programs, with investigating and reporting on effectiveness of state government programs and policies in meeting objectives and with performing policy analysis for Legislative Assembly. Directs office to report findings and recommendations to committee. Statutory powers and duties of office become operative January 1, 2020. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires sentence of 58 to 130 months' imprisonment if person convicted of unlawful delivery or manufacture of controlled substance that results in death of another person from use of controlled substance. Punishes by maximum of 20 years' imprisonment, $375,000 fine, or both. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Authorizes municipalities to use independent contractors as building officials. Provides that actions or omissions by building official who is independent contractor to carry out municipal building inspection program are actions by agent of municipality. Requires municipality using building official who is independent contractor to ensure building official qualifications, specify scope of building official duties and provide oversight of building official. Requires municipality using building official who is independent contractor to establish municipal process for resolving challenges to building official decisions. Requires municipality to keep appropriate records of amounts received and owed for building inspection program services. Provides that municipality is responsible for proper disposition of amounts collected. Requires municipality to provide for periodic review or auditing of building inspection program. Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to provide municipal building officials with consultation regarding state building code interpretations, waivers and other issues. Prohibits inspector or plan reviewer for department from rendering services to business engaged in construction or property development. Prohibits municipal building official, inspector or plan reviewer from rendering services to business engaged in construction work or property development within municipality. Creates exception.
Requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to report to Department of Consumer and Business Services total cost of ] amount of money spent on patient assistance programs , and ] information on financial assistance provided to pharmacies, government agencies and advocacy organizations and total amount of financial incentives paid to each pharmacy benefit manager . Excludes proprietary information from disclosure on department's website. ] Exempts from public disclosure information reported to department until department posts to website all information reported by manufacturer. Requires state-sponsored programs that use pharmacy benefit managers to use fee-only pharmacy benefit managers. Requires insurers to post specified information regarding formulary, tiers and costs for small employer and individual health benefit plans to insurer's website. Requires 60-day advance notice to department and to enrollees adversely affected by change in formulary. Requires insurer and allows pharmacy to notify insured that if cash ] retail price for drug is less than insured's cost-share ] out-of-pocket cost for drug using pharmacy benefit , insured may pay cash ] retail price and expense must be counted ] if requested by enrollee, insurer must count cost toward deductible or out-of-pocket maximum. Requires State Board of Pharmacy to prescribe by rule notice of enrollee's rights for distribution to pharmacy customers and to translate notice into multiple languages. Requires hospitals and other medical providers to disclose in patient billing information regarding mark-up on price of drug. Also requires billing to disclose price of drug charged to specified state agencies and insurers ] report to Oregon Health Authority information regarding 50 most prescribed drugs and 50 most expensive drugs prescribed by provider . Requires specified state agencies to report to Legislative Assembly on high-cost drugs. Requires Oregon Health Authority to refer to Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee any drug exceeding specified cost. Requires patient advocacy organization with budget ] annual gross receipts exceeding $50,000 that has registered lobbyist in this state to report to Oregon Government Ethics Commission and Oregon Health Authority ] specified information regarding funding received from participants in pharmaceutical supply chain. Requires pharmacy benefit managers to report to Department of Consumer and Business Services and plan sponsors specified information regarding rebates, reimbursements, fees and incentives paid for drugs by manufacturers, insurers and pharmacies. Requires insurers to include with rate filing certified statement regarding insurers' use of rebates. Requires drug advertisement to disclose wholesale price of drug. ] Modifies responsibilities of Task Force on Fair Pricing of Prescription Drugs and requires report of findings, by September 15, 2020, to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health. Modifies reporting to department by insurers about costly drugs reimbursed by health benefit plans. Requires pharmaceutical manufacturers that register with State Board of Pharmacy to also register with department. Requires department to adopt registration fee based on reasonable cost to department to administer specified provisions.
In memoriam: George Kenneth "Ken" Austin Jr., 1931-2019.
